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Section 8 rent amounts in Nebraska

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Nebraska is $1,186.

HUD voucher rents by county and bedroom count, from the current Fair Market Rent and Small Area FMR release.

Source: HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rents and Small Area FMRs, effective 2025-10-01, retrieved 2026-10-09, with ZIP placement from the HUD-USPS ZIP Crosswalk 2021-Q4. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html

Counties

Cass County$1,090$1,148$1,368$1,813$2,04615
Douglas County$1,090$1,148$1,368$1,813$2,04644
Sarpy County$1,090$1,148$1,368$1,813$2,04613
Washington County$1,090$1,148$1,368$1,813$2,0466
Hall County$867$978$1,215$1,530$2,0057
Dakota County$796$925$1,154$1,386$1,5285
Lancaster County$855$926$1,141$1,587$1,71241
Dodge County$784$861$1,130$1,355$1,49611
Stanton County$773$849$1,114$1,336$1,4752
Colfax County$759$929$1,094$1,312$1,4485
Saunders County$870$956$1,089$1,432$1,61914
Cheyenne County$822$828$1,086$1,302$1,4385
Platte County$736$809$1,061$1,399$1,4058
Lincoln County$796$802$1,052$1,261$1,5209
Howard County$752$910$1,049$1,258$1,3896
Buffalo County$787$863$1,031$1,360$1,73013
Dawes County$715$786$1,031$1,372$1,3784
Otoe County$713$783$1,028$1,371$1,43210
Cherry County$710$780$1,024$1,228$1,3688
York County$697$766$1,005$1,234$1,3317
Dawson County$690$881$995$1,267$1,3178
Kearney County$689$757$993$1,191$1,3274
Madison County$684$758$992$1,285$1,5247
Scotts Bluff County$685$758$987$1,314$1,3979
Johnson County$681$748$982$1,177$1,3125
McPherson County$680$747$980$1,210$1,3091
Seward County$730$756$967$1,345$1,45010
Adams County$711$811$961$1,268$1,2727
Antelope County$666$732$961$1,268$1,2727
Arthur County$666$732$961$1,279$1,2841
Banner County$666$732$961$1,187$1,2841
Blaine County$666$732$961$1,187$1,2843
Boone County$666$732$961$1,268$1,2725
Box Butte County$666$732$961$1,182$1,2842
Boyd County$666$732$961$1,187$1,2845
Brown County$666$732$961$1,279$1,2844
Burt County$666$836$961$1,231$1,3845
Butler County$666$732$961$1,268$1,27210
Cedar County$666$795$961$1,268$1,6129
Chase County$666$738$961$1,152$1,6124
Clay County$666$759$961$1,152$1,30411
Cuming County$666$826$961$1,268$1,2724
Custer County$666$732$961$1,337$1,47211
Deuel County$666$732$961$1,279$1,2842
Dixon County$666$862$961$1,337$1,3829
Dundy County$666$746$961$1,187$1,2844
Fillmore County$666$877$961$1,279$1,2848
Franklin County$666$732$961$1,187$1,2847
Frontier County$666$732$961$1,337$1,3405
Furnas County$666$859$961$1,305$1,6028
Gage County$663$732$961$1,152$1,29812
Garden County$666$732$961$1,152$1,2722
Garfield County$666$732$961$1,279$1,2841
Gosper County$666$732$961$1,240$1,4612
Grant County$666$732$961$1,187$1,2843
Greeley County$666$732$961$1,152$1,3014
Hamilton County$666$824$961$1,337$1,5946
Harlan County$666$752$961$1,268$1,2725
Hayes County$666$732$961$1,187$1,2841
Hitchcock County$666$732$961$1,152$1,4964
Holt County$663$802$961$1,152$1,2849
Hooker County$666$874$961$1,187$1,2841
Jefferson County$666$759$961$1,337$1,4768
Keith County$666$760$961$1,172$1,3276
Keya Paha County$666$732$961$1,187$1,2842
Kimball County$708$732$961$1,279$1,3513
Knox County$666$732$961$1,152$1,3518
Logan County$666$732$961$1,152$1,2841
Loup County$666$732$961$1,279$1,2841
Merrick County$689$732$961$1,323$1,6126
Morrill County$666$789$961$1,152$1,2844
Nance County$666$732$961$1,152$1,2723
Nemaha County$666$732$961$1,337$1,4447
Nuckolls County$666$732$961$1,174$1,2846
Pawnee County$666$753$961$1,152$1,2846
Perkins County$666$849$961$1,152$1,2844
Phelps County$666$760$961$1,311$1,4635
Pierce County$666$810$961$1,152$1,5415
Polk County$666$732$961$1,152$1,2844
Red Willow County$666$732$961$1,152$1,2725
Richardson County$666$732$961$1,152$1,2728
Rock County$666$732$961$1,187$1,2842
Saline County$666$732$961$1,337$1,4468
Sheridan County$666$732$961$1,152$1,4977
Sherman County$666$732$961$1,337$1,5075
Sioux County$666$732$961$1,187$1,2841
Thayer County$666$732$961$1,152$1,27211
Thomas County$666$732$961$1,187$1,2843
Thurston County$666$799$961$1,189$1,2726
Valley County$666$732$961$1,152$1,2844
Wayne County$666$732$961$1,278$1,6124
Webster County$666$732$961$1,279$1,2845
Wheeler County$666$732$961$1,187$1,2842

Payment standard

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,186. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2-bedroom Section 8 rent in Nebraska?

The population-weighted FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Nebraska is $1,186.

Which HUD row has the highest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent in Nebraska?

The highest FY2026 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent row in Nebraska is $1,368 in Washington County.

How does a voucher payment standard relate to the Fair Market Rent in Nebraska?

HUD uses the Fair Market Rent to set the Housing Choice Voucher payment standard, the maximum monthly subsidy base for a bedroom count. The FY2026 2-bedroom rent on this page is $1,186. 24 CFR 982.503 sets the basic range from 90 percent to 110 percent of the applicable Fair Market Rent. In a metro on HUD's designated Small Area FMR list, that rent is the ZIP Small Area FMR. Elsewhere it is the metro or county Fair Market Rent (HUD Fair Market Rents, Small Area FMRs).